Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-04
By Barry-ro regulate the business of junk

| BY Barry-To regulate the business of junk
dealers.
Ohleyer called for the special order, which
was, Shall the enacting clause of A. b. 146 be
0hleyer, making hydraulic mining felony.
Mr.. Ohleyer took the floor and made speech in
favor of his bill, lasting nearly two hours He
reviewed the entire situation, described the i'm
mense damage that had been wrought TO the
nayigable streams and the farms in the Sacra-
mento valley by the operation of hydraulic
knowledge and statistics gathered from
many reliable sources in support of his
bill. He said there was not an Assemblyman
upon the floor who had spoken in opposition to
this bill who had not asserted that the mining
done by their constituents did not affect in the
least the navigable waters of the State. Grant
ing these statements to be true, then their con-
stituents were not affected by this bill, and
their opposition was uncalled for. The miners
are dictatorial. They say We own those val
leys we own those rivers, and we will cover
them over and fill them up with debris" The
speech of Mr.. Ohleyer was q most exhaustive
and mastery summary of the valleys case,
and was characterized with great earnestness
of conviction in the cause he championed
Carroll of Sacramento spoke against striking
out the enacting clause. He was not, however,
in favor OF passing extreme or oppressive meas
ures. The bill, he thought, could be amended
so that exact justice could be done to ALL He
reviewed the question in all its phases. He had
lived in this city for many years and knew of
the damage done to the rivers and valleys He
had lived in the mines and knew the modus
operandi of the hydraulic miners. His speech
while conservative was full of statistical facts,
and while not upbraiding in character, was
calm, deliberate, and well timed exposition of
the position of the valley people,
Hart of Colusa was opposed to the striking
out of the enacting clause, but would not sup
port the bill unless amended. 1t was too radi-
cal.
Sims of Nevada made strong and eloquent
appeal in favor of striking out the enacting
clause of the bill, which he regarded little
short of infamous. He mentioned one ridge in
Nevada county that is estimated to contain
over $50 100000 of gold, which, by such legsla-
ton, would be rendered yalueless. He paid
high tribute to the manhood, industry and in
telligehce of the inhabitants of the mining
counties. They were not vanda's; they were
not felons; they were as humane and big
hearted people as existed in this or any other
country. He said this Legislature could not
afford to antagoniZe the miners of the mount
aims, who are intelligent. refined, and law-abid-
ing citizens Patience, in time, ceases to be a
virtue. They have oceans of water stored in
the mountains, while the streams are filled with
debris. If these food-gates were opened sim
ultaneOusly when the mountain streams are
swollen, running torrents, the valleys and rivers
would be ruined. Your fair plains would be
covered with debris, your rivers destroyed for
navigation your inland cities lett in ruins. The
speaker said he would not say that the miners
would do such thing, but they should not be
driven to this temptation to retaliate by
the, enactment of such =, an unjust
be some peaceable and conciliatory measure
passed. Both sides had suffered, both were in
terested in the common welfare of the State,
their interests were mutual, they should live in
unity, and one so far as possible lend helping
hand TO the other.
Brusie of Amador, Variel of Plumas, Shana-
han of Shasta, all spoke in similar strains.
Brusie made forcible, eloquent and very sar-
castle speech, in which he referred to the re-
marks of Mr.. Ohleyer as being conglomera-
ton of moss-b backed chestnuts."
In reply to Mr.. Brusie, Mr.. Ohleyer referred
rather playfully to him as the Bruiser from
Amador.
Curry of San Francisco moved the previous
question and the enacting clause was stricken
out by the following vote:
Ayes-Alexander, Bailey, Barry, Barton, Bost,
Briefly, Britt Brown, J. B.. Brusie Burnett, But
Ter, Campbell, Cohen, Cooley, Coombs, Cope,
Curry of San Francisco, Davis Ellsworth, Ewing,
Could Granger, Gruwell. Handy Hotchkiss,
Hyde, Knox, LaBlanc, Lawrence, Lewis, Mailer,
Martin, Mann, McClenahan, MCGOWAN, Mitchell,
Morgan, Morris, OGrady, Price, Regain, Rucker.
Venable, Weber, Windrow, Williams, Young Of
san Diego, Mr. Speaker-54
Noes-Adams, Atherton, Brooks, Carr, Carroll,
Colbert, Currey of Solano, Hart, Heath, Henry
of San Joaquin, Matthews of Tehama, Matthews
of San Benito, Mcdonnell, 0hleyer, Rennison,
Sherburne, Sturgeon, Taylor, Vincent, Wilcox,
Wright, Young of San Joaquin-c0.
Taylor of Sacramento changed his vote from
no to aye, and gave notice of a motion to re-
consider
The question of reading Assembly Bill No. II
! the first time, which was under consideration
all forenoon was then resumed. The bill was
refused first reading by the following vote:
Ayes-Bost, Britt Brooks w. A. Brown, Bur
| nett, Cohen, Cooley, Cope, Ewing. Gould, Cru
well, Handy, Hart, Henry of Butte, Hyde,
LaBlanc, Matthew's of Tehama, Mitchell, Nor
| gan, Norris Ohleyer, Regain, Rucker, Rennison,
Seary, Toner, wright. Young of San Joaquin
-2S
Noes-Adams, Alexander, Atherton. Bailey,
! Barry, Barton, Briefly, Brusie, Butler, Carr,
| Carroll, Colbert, Coombs, Currey of Solano,
| Curry of San Francisco, Davis, Ellsworth
Granger Heath Henry of San Joaquin Hotch,
kiss. Knox, Lawrence. Lewis, Mailer, Mann,
Mathews of San Benito, McClenahan, Mcdonnell,
| O'Grady. Price, Shanahan, Sherburne. Spur
geon, Sykes Taylor, Variel. Venable, Vincent,
| Weber, Wilcox Williams, Young of San Diego
| Mr.. Speaker-42.
Taylor introduced a bill appropriating $4,000
| for the contingent expenses of the Assembly
and tried to have it declared case of urgency
and passed without the usual printing and
| reading on three different days. This propo-
| sition was voted down. So far the Assembly
\ has extended so l3q